What we once had could light a flame in the coldest winter a rainstorm's breeze What we once had could chill a room in a summer's heat a humidity's gloom What we once had could make you shiver a menopause's hotflash Periods' remember What we once had could make you hot ice cream and cold sodas could chill it not

What we once had once made me smile your lyrical words holding me like a child What we once had once made me laugh you tickled my fancy reminisced on the past What we once had once made me sing a passage of bliss a proverb of peace What we once had once made me cry a wantonness sigh that last kiss goodbye

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